FREDERICKSBURG, Va. -- Uppy's Convenience Stores Inc. is buying five Fredericksburg-area Exxon gas stations as part of the company's expansion into northern Virginia, reported The Free Lance-Star. The stations will keep the Exxon branding, John Cary, director of retail operations for Uppy's, told the newspaper.
Like other oil companies, ExxonMobil Corp. is gradually selling its stations to independent operators, said the report. Uppy's is taking over a total of 39 Exxon stations in northern Virginia, including the Fredericksburg-area locations, effective August 4.[image-nocss]
The company is buying 173 Exxon stations in Maryland and Delaware on Monday, the paper said.
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"We're very excited," Cary added. "This gives us a great opening."
Most of the Uppy's locations are in the Richmond area, said the report. The company was founded in 1995 and is owned by Steven and Linda Uphoff, it said.
Chester, Va.-based Uppy's currently operates 40 locations and employs more than 550 team members. Brands include, Exxon, Mobil, BP, Dairy Queen, Subway, Dominic's of New York and Noble Roman Pizza. In addition to the company-operated stores branded as Uppy's and Exxon On the Run, through common ownership there is a separate wholesale gasoline distribution company, Southside Oil, serving the Mid-Atlantic and southern United States. Southside Oil currently provides gasoline distribution services to approximately 109 dealer-served BP and ExxonMobil gas stations.
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